1. Green-New England colonies
Purple-Middle Colonies
Red- Southern Colonies

2. NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

3. LIST THE COLONIES
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut

4. COLOR THE REGION OF THE MAP RED
New England
ColoniesC
NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

5. Why They Settled For religious reasons Desire for land
Economic opportunity

6. GEOGRAPHY
Mostly hills with rocky soil.
Narrow coastal plain

7. Climate Colder—long, harsh winters
Growing season was short—limited crops

8. Natural Resources West—Appalachian Mts. Rivers
Rocky, hilly, heavy forests
Bays and harbors
Narrow coastal plain

9. Immigration
England

10. Government
Similar to English government—governor, legislature, courts.
Laws passed by the English Parliament had to be obeyed.
Town meeting—direct democracy.

11. Economy Cities: Boston Followed rules of mercantilism
Raw materials sent to England—factory made goods purchased by colonists
Fishing, whaling (oil), ship building,
sea trade, furs
Rocky soil—farming unproductive

12. Religion New England was for the Godly. Puritans
Strict moralist and did not tolerate others.
-Puritans wanted to be well educated to read the Bible Harvard established to educated ministers – Yale first public schools in Massachusetts (1647) -one room school houses – teachers paid in goods not money

13. Daily Life for Adults
Women—worked at home
Free African Americans
                                                                                                                        
                                                  
     

14. Daily Life For Children
Became apprentices to learn a trade

15. Education
Boys went to grammar schools while girls went to dame school.
There was no chalkboards, maps, or paper.
School teachers were strict and were allowed to hit their students or make them wear a dunce hat.

16. Houses
Clapboard exterior

17. Other
BEN FRANKLIN: ( ) -one of 17 children -born in Boston (Self Educated) -at 17 Franklin ran away from Boston to Philadelphia -becomes a successful inventor and scientist -stove, almanac, electricity, helped improve city life